Absence of mind

the dispelling of inwardness from the modern myth of the self

Absence of mind

the dispelling of inwardness from the modern myth of the self
Marilynne Robinson
Book - 2010

"In this ambitious book, acclaimed writer Marilynne Robinson applies her astute intellect to some of the most vexing topics in the history of human thought-- science, religion, and consciousness. Crafted with the same care and insight as her award-winning novels, Absence of Mind challenges postmodern atheists who crusade against religion under the banner of science. In Robinson's view, scientific reasoning does not denote a sense of logical infallibility, as thinkers like Richard Dawkins might suggest. Instead, in its purest form, science represents a search for answers. It engages the problem of knowledge, an aspect of the mystery of consciousness, rather than providing a simple and final model of reality"--Book jacket.

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37413312933700 متاح Adult local authors 201.65 ROBINSO
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المؤلف الرئيسي: Robinson, Marilynne
مؤلف مشترك: Dwight Harrington Terry Foundation
التنسيق: كتاب
اللغة:English
منشور في: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2010.
سلاسل:Terry lectures.
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